Running Spell-Checking on Request

To check your document for spelling mistakes, do the following:

  1. Run the Spell Checker.

    To run the Spell Checker, do one of the following:

    • Choose Tools > Check Spelling .

    • Click the Check Spelling button on the toolbar.

    • Press F7.

    If there are no spelling mistakes in the document, the following message will appear:

    Figure 1. Spell check completed message.



    If a spelling mistake is found, the Check Spelling Dialog will appear showing you the misspelled word and suggesting correct variants:

    Figure 2. Check Spelling Dialog.



  2. Change the dictionary if needed.

    The default spelling dictionary is English. To check spelling against another dictionary, select the dictionary from the Language drop-down list.

    Note:

    Serna comes with English dictionaries only (default, US, GB, and Canadian). You can add more dictionaries to the list.

  3. Choose what to do with the misspelled word.

    In the Check Spelling Dialog, do one of the following:

    1. Ignore the error.
      • To ignore the current instance of the word, click the Word button.

      • To ignore all occurrences of the word in the document, click the All button.

      • To ignore any error found in the current element, click the Element button.

    2. Correct the error.
      • To correct the current instance of the word, click the Change button.

      • To correct all occurrences of the word in the document, click the Change All button.

      Note:

      You can select any of the suggested variants from the Suggestions list.

    3. Add the word to the dictionary.

      To add the word to the current dictionary, click the Add button.

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